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""all knowing", which does not necessisarily mean knowing what will happen in the future." - Sorry, but that sounds like a cop out.
Reminds me of that scene in Starwars where Luke is complaining to Obe One's ghost that he told him that Vader killed his father all the while Vader was his father. Obe then says yes he did - from a certain point of view.

Consider as well that if god is not omniscient, he is also not omnipotent. The ability to see into the future would be the result of knowing all things at the present, and being able to manipulate all things in the present would still give the ability to control all things in the future~ free will might be brought up, but, just as in exodus, god has the ability to manipulate the minds of humans, ie "hardening Pharoh's heart." Simply put, if god cannot know the future, he cannot be omnipresent or omnipotent as well, as those attributes lead to omniscience in the sense of understanding the outcome of the present. Also to be considered would be the destruction and nullification of the notion of "god's plan," especially in relation to tragedies, since he himself would not be able to the end result of his actions~ therefore you would, in a sense, have god putting people through intense agony and distress in the hopes that it will benefit them, which would be no more justification than that which could be given for any crime committed by man.